Overview
- Several long-serving deputies have confirmed they will not appear on EH Bildu’s November lists, including Jon Iñarritu after 15 years in the Cortes and earlier departures by Mertxe Aizpurua and Bel Pozueta.
- Party sources say the planned renewal will affect at least half of EH Bildu’s six Congress deputies, preserving continuity for figures such as Oskar Matute and Mikel Otero while opening seats for new faces.
- Senator Gorka Elejabarrieta is expected to move from the Senate to the Congress lists, reflecting the leadership’s preference for trusted operatives to fill key slots.
- The party’s Mesa Política will publish the final candidate lists this Friday, a procedural step that will formalize the generational and gender changes ahead of the campaign.
- Leaders present the renewal as an electoral strategy to increase representation from the six deputies won in 2023 and to influence national balance by helping prevent a right‑wing government.